Wed Night AA Riverside Men's Group

Hello guys, Just to remind you that this is the last Wednesday night of the  month so we will be rocking a speaker meeting. After this we will be jumping back into the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. You can take a look down at the bottom is the new reading schedule that the planning committee has produced (and by committee I mean Me, Myself and I ;).   Hope to see everyone soon! Regards, David t 2014 Meeting Dates 01/29/14  Speaker Meeting <Shane B> 02/26/14  Speaker Meeting <Fred D> 03/26/14  Speaker Meeting <Pete T> 04/30/14  Speaker Meeting <Clive T> 05/28/14  Speaker Meeting <Todd P> 07/30/14 Speaker Meeting <Dave W> 08/27/14 SPEAKER MEETING 09/03/14 Preface & Foreword to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Editions 09/10/14 The Doctor's Opinion 09/17/14 Chapter 1 - Bill's Story 09/24/14 SPEAKER MEETING 10/1/14  Chapter 2 - There is a Solution 10/8/1...

Hi David, Got your text, mail and speaker tape. Thanks. Today I’m not feeling so good - and it’s my birthday. I went to a meeting at noon. And listening right now to the speaker that you sent. Have a good meeting tomorrow as I fly across the pond. See you soon. John reply : Hi John, Indeed birthdays, holidays, anniversary's, and any other type of festivity can, at times, be cause for reflection or introspection. There is a particular prayer we read every Tuesday morning called the Desiderata, ( http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~ gongsu/desiderata_textonly. html ), which reads: Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Have a safe flight! -David t.

Good afternoon folks, My apologies for being late with the reminder, I'm just testing out the idea of  Easy Does it -- But Do It!!  This week we'll be going over TRADITIONS ELEVEN & TWELVE pg. 180-187. As was agreed upon by group vote, after the speaker meeting next week we'll be diving back into the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. Hope to see everyone soon! Regards, David t 2014 Meeting Dates 01/29/14  Speaker Meeting <Shane B> 02/26/14  Speaker Meeting <Fred D> 03/26/14  Speaker Meeting <Pete T> 04/30/14  Speaker Meeting <Clive T> 05/28/14  Speaker Meeting <Todd P> 07/30/14 Speaker Meeting <Dave W> 08/06/14 "Tradition Eight" 08/13/14 "Tradition Nine & Ten" 08/20/14 "Tradition Eleven & Twelve" 08/27/14 SPEAKER MEETING 09/03/14 BIG BOOK - TBD feedback from members: Happy Wednesday to everybody!. Here is a wonderful video of Andrea Bocel...

Hey guys, It's come to my attention, after  several subtle hints  were dropped during the meetings, that the traditions are not as compelling to the individual as the rest of the AA literature is. On one hand, the traditions  are  a central part of the collective AA program and key to its continued success, but on the other hand we've been fortunate to have several new comers participate and the traditions are most decidedly  NOT  newcomer material.... So after careful consideration I believe we've found a compromise to finish the traditions thoroughly and hopefully get on to more captivating material sooner. Instead of combining all of the remaining four traditions into one meeting or going through each tradition individually, we'll be doing them in groups of two. This way we'll finish the traditions by next week instead of a month. So this week we'll be discussing TRADITIONS NINE & TEN both. Tell all your friends about it!! In other news, I'm s...

Hi everyone, Just your friendly weekly reminder about this week's meeting. This week we're back to reading our beloved traditions, we're on TRADITION EIGHT pgs.166-171. (BTW, I'm reading from an older edition so if my page numbers are off someone please let me know) "The problem with all the so-called secrets in the world is that they don't work unless you do"  - Unknown See you soon! Regards, David